The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-06
ORDINANCE.


AN ORDINANCE to provide for the paving, grad
ing and otherwise improving Bull street, from
the south side of State street to the south side
of Congress street, in the city of Savannah,
and for the assessment on the property 'front.'
ing on said Bull street, between the south side
of State street, and the south side of Congress
street, of two-thrds of the cost thereof.
WHEREAS, The persons owning more than one
half of the real estate in the city of Savannah,
fronting on Bull street, between the south side
of State street and the south side of Congress
street; IN said city, have petitioned the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah. by pc
tition filed May 18th, 1897, to pave, grade and
otherwise improve said portion of Bull street,
and
Whereas the petition of the said parties has
been approved by two-thirds vote of the said
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah at a regular meeting of Council. Now.
therefore the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of savannah, in Council assembled. do hereby
ordan
SECTION I. That the Committee on Streets and
Lanes be and it is hereby authorized and di-
rected TO have Bill street from the south side of
State street to the south side of Congress street
the entire width of the street between the curb
stones, graded and paved with sheet asphalt,
and have proper side drains, cross drains and
crossings placed in said street between the
points named, and also to place such new curbs
and curbing between said points may be in
the judgment of said committee proper and adj
visable
SEC. 2. After the total cost of said work shall
have been ascertaiaed, one-third of such cost
shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the
other two-thirds by the persons owning real
estate fronting on said Bull street, from the
south side of State street to the south side Con-
gress street; that is to say, one-thrd thereof
from the owners on each 81 lie of said street at
the date of the passage of this ordinance, ac-
cording TO the frontage, and the pro rata amount
of the cost of said work is hereby assessed
against such real estate and its owners afore-
said; and if such assessment is not paid within
ten days after presentation of bill for the
same, the amount of such bill shall be furnished
by the Committee on Streets aud Lanes to the
City Treasurer who shall i'm nediately issue
execution for the amount against the
person and property as aforesaid, and
place the same in the hands of
The Marshal who shall levy the same on the
property described in the execution, and after
advertisement and other proceedings as in cases
of sales for city taxes, snall sell such property
(at the time, place and in the manner provided
by law for city tax sales at puOhc cutlery to the
highest bidder, and such sales shall vest an alb
solute title in the purchaser and the amount OF
the execution and costs shall go into the City
Treasury and the remainder be paid to the
owner or held subject to such owners order
Sec. 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
conflicting with this ordi ance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance passed in Council Sept. 81 1887.
RUFUS T.. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK K. REBARER, Clerk OF Council.